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          ArtPrinceton, 1783By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023In the summer of 1783 Congress moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where it met in Nassau Hall of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
    ArtAnnapolis, 1783By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023The next congressional meeting place was the State House in Annapolis, Maryland. It was here that George Washington resigned his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
    ArtYork, 1777By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023After leaving Baltimore the Congress met briefly in Philadelphia but soon moved to York, Pennsylvania, where it met for nine months in the old Court House.
    ArtBaltimore, 1776By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023The Congress moved to Baltimore, Maryland, a safer haven during the war than Philadelphia, after the Declaration of Independence. It met in this rented building, since known as Old Congress House; the building was destroyed by fire in 1860.
    ArtPhiladelphia, 1775By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023On July 4, 1776, delegates to the second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia's State House, now known as Independence Hall.
    ArtPhiladelphia, 1774By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023The first Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they agreed to suspend trade with Great Britain.
    ArtNew York, 1765By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023The Old City Hall in New York was the meeting place for delegates from nine colonies, who drew up a Declaration of Rights.
    ArtAlbany, 1754By Sarah Davis|June 5, 2023At the old Stadt Huys in Albany, New York, colonial representatives devised a plan for a union of the colonies. The plan was ultimately rejected, but it became a guide for the later federal government.
    ArtFirst CornerstoneBy Sarah Davis|June 2, 2023Contemporary Masonic practice included the laying of an inscribed metal plate along with a cornerstone. Caleb Bentley, a Quaker clockmaker and silversmith who lived in Georgetown not far from Suter's Fountain Inn, where the commissioners held their meetings, made the silver plate for the Capitol
    ArtNew Dome Symbolizes Union, 1863By Sarah Davis|May 25, 2023Thomas U. Walter , who was hired as architect of the Capitol extensions in 1851, also designed the building's new cast-iron dome. In this mural Walter (center, in brown coat and top hat) shows his dome design to President Abraham Lincoln. About the Cox Corridors Murals The first floor of the U.S
    ArtRotunda During Civil War, 1862By Sarah Davis|May 25, 2023For about six weeks in the fall of 1862 the Rotunda (as well as other chambers and hallways) was used as an emergency hospital. Among the nurses who served here were Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton, later the founder of the American Red Cross. About the Cox Corridors Murals The first floor of the U.S
    ArtFirst Capitol Inauguration, 1829By Sarah Davis|May 25, 2023Andrew Jackson, the first president to be inaugurated outdoors at the Capitol, is shown taking the oath from Chief Justice John Marshall. This ceremony on the east front portico began a tradition observed by most presidents until 1981, when inaugurations were moved to the west front. About the Cox
    ArtSenate Librarian Leona Faust TreeBy Sarah Davis|May 16, 2023Text of the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ulmus Americana 'Jefferson' (Jefferson American Elm) Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell To Honor The Life and Service of Senate Librarian Leona Faust Planted on May 15, 2023
    ArtCorinthian ColumnsBy Sarah Davis|April 28, 2023Corinthian columns are the most ornate, slender and sleek of the three Greek orders.
    ArtIonic ColumnsBy Sarah Davis|April 28, 2023The Ionic column is typically identified by its capital, which includes large paired spiral scrolls, or volutes.
    ArtDoric ColumnsBy Sarah Davis|April 28, 2023Doric columns typically have a simple, rounded capital at the top; a heavy, fluted or smooth column shaft; and no base. Flutes are vertical, parallel channels that run the length of a column.
    ArtBronze Railings of the Members' Private StaircasesBy Sarah Davis|March 24, 2023During the mid-19th-century expansion of the U.S. Capitol, which added the House and Senate extensions, four private staircases were installed to allow representatives and senators to move quickly between their second-floor chambers and the building's first floor. Two are located near the House
    ArtCivil Rights Bill Passes, 1866By Sarah Davis|February 2, 2023The 1866 civil rights bill, which prohibited discrimination on the bases of race or previous condition of slavery, prefigured the 14th amendment to the Constitution. In the foreground of the mural, former slave Henry Garnet is shown speaking with newspaper editor Horace Greeley, who supported
    ArtWashington's Inauguration, 1789By Sarah Davis|January 20, 2023George Washington was sworn in as the nation's first president on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. The mural depicts (from left to right) Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of the state of New York, administering the oath; Secretary of the Senate Samuel Otis holding the
    ArtLincoln CatafalqueBy Sarah Davis|December 7, 2022The Lincoln catafalque is a platform constructed in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln while the president's body lay in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. It is a simple base of rough pine boards nailed together and covered with black cloth.
    ArtCorncob or Cornstalk Columns and CapitalsBy Sarah Davis|September 14, 2022Some of the oldest and most famous interior features of the Capitol are located near the entrance to the Old Supreme Court Chamber. These six corncob columns, designed ca. 1808 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, are among the most unusual and significant architectural works of the early Republic.
    ArtAmelia Earhart StatueBy Johanna Colocho|July 27, 2022Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-c.1937) was a record-setting aviator, an author, and a businesswoman. This statue was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Kansas in 2022. Sculptors Mark and George Lundeen are brothers; they also sculpted the statue of John L. "Jack" Swigert.
    ArtDr. Mary McLeod BethuneBy Johanna Colocho|July 13, 2022Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was an educator, civil rights activist, and presidential advisor. This statue was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Florida in 2022. Nilda Comas is the first artist of Puerto Rican descent commissioned to sculpt a statue for the National Statuary
    ArtPeople of New Hampshire TreeBy Sarah Davis|April 28, 2022Text of the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum) Sponsored by The New Hampshire Congressional Delegation To Honor The People of New Hampshire Planted on November 15, 2019
    ArtOld House Chamber, 1838By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022The first House chamber in the Capitol was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe . After the House moved to its present chamber in 1857, this room was designated National Statuary Hall. John Quincy Adams (center, with raised hand) is shown speaking in the chamber; Speaker James K. Polk is seated under
    ArtBritish Burn the Capitol, 1814By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the Capitol and almost all other public buildings in Washington. The Capitol, shown ablaze in the background, was gutted, and only a sudden rainstorm prevented its complete destruction. About the Cox Corridors Murals The first floor
    ArtCapitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022The Capitol's first cornerstone was laid on September 18, 1793, by President Washington in a Masonic ceremony. The ceremony was preceded by a parade and followed by celebration and feasting. About the Cox Corridors Murals The first floor of the U.S. Capitol's House wing is elaborately decorated with
    ArtCapitol Site Selection, 1791By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022After Congress selected an area along the Potomac River for the site of the new federal city, President Washington chose French engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city and design the public buildings. Here L'Enfant (center) shows the president his city plan. About the Cox Corridors
    ArtTheodore Roosevelt, circa 1904By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022Spanish-American War hero Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, and during his two terms in office he worked vigorously to regulate big business, encourage conservation programs and expand America's role in foreign affairs. The mural shows Roosevelt giving one of his characteristically
    ArtIron Foundry, circa 1850By Sarah Davis|February 18, 2022The expansion and industrialization of America required iron and steel for railroads, bridges, skyscrapers, and tools. The mural shows work at the foundry of the Nashua, New Hampshire, Iron Company. Left: Women leave their homes to work in a factory, symbolizing a change in American society brought
    
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